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EF1 Tornado — Lamar, Georgia

2014-11-23 · near Liberty Hill, Lamar, Georgia

$5K

Property damage

4.4 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A NWS storm survey team found that an EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH, touched down in Lamar County near the intersection of State Highway 36 and High Falls Park Road. The tornado tracked northeast nearly 4.5 miles before crossing into Butts County along Bucksnort Road just west of Interstate Highway 75. The tornado caused mainly damage to trees with numerous hardwood and softwood trees snapped or uprooted. [11/23/14: Tornado #8, County #1-3, EF1, Lamar-Butts-Newton, 2014:025].

Wider weather episode

Moderate instability and strong shear associated with a deepening upper-level trough and surface low produced scattered thunderstorms across portions of Central Georgia. Several severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and several tornadoes occurred in the afternoon and early evening hours along and behind a warm front lifting north across the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 550480. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.